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Comments - Dive R553

Samples

Investigator

SubSmps

FrGrb#

Positions in utm x/y columns are automated and not flagged for accuracy. Consult dive maps for final position data.

Tasks: ASHES HFS and suction sampling. Worm observations. Deploy Johnson Flow/Temp Meter, Deploy and recover Hobos.

Bottom Time: JD196(7/14) 1408- JD197(7/15) 0014

ROPOS is in the water at 12:51

13:12:17 Jul 14 '00

306

300

421386

5087128

HFS lost communication about 14:10 ~300 meters

13:22:23 Jul 14 '00

573

246

421614

5087613

HFS coms back on at 572 meters

13:53:11 Jul 14 '00

1481

223

421422

5087129

Having problems with STS again, loss of coms on HFS program.

14:08:13 Jul 14 '00

1534

187

421422

5087129

arrive at bottom. looking for Crack vent

14:11:29 Jul 14 '00

1545

187

421422

5087129

Embley archive tapes (hi8 and SVHS) started.

14:12:01 Jul 14 '00

1544

54

421422

5087129

Metaxas larval tubes spotted

14:12:35 Jul 14 '00

1544

35

421422

5087129

lots of loose detritus on smooth surface

14:14:13 Jul 14 '00

1545

147

421424

5087135

looking at cemented Johnson box and attempting temp probe over the top

14:17:09 Jul 14 '00

1545

142

421419

5087137

Temp probe started at 14:17 Tmax=15 ended at 14:20. good fix x=421419 y=5087137 at 14:16

14:21:55 Jul 14 '00

1545

139

421421

5087137

DEPLOYING Johnson Flow/Temp Meter near Crack Vent.

14:23:13 Jul 14 '00

1545

154

421417

5087139

Cementing the box with the Johnson at crack.

R553-001

14:24:19 Jul 14 '00

1545

143

421421

5087139

Johnson has been placed onto the box and we are now waiting to inspect its operation.

14:30:01 Jul 14 '00

1545

30

422019

5084840

Heading north to Gollum.

14:32:13 Jul 14 '00

1544

353

422019

5084840

we see a crab, white stuff, no venting yet

14:33:41 Jul 14 '00

1545

14

421407

5087166

we saw Mushroom, now we think we're at Gollum

14:34:13 Jul 14 '00

1545

17

421407

5087166

Trying to find a place to sit at Gollum for sampling.

14:36:03 Jul 14 '00

1545

133

421414

5087168

We're still trying to figure out exactly where Gollum is.

14:38:05 Jul 14 '00

1543

72

421414

5087168

Looking at Mkr-2, close to Marshmallow.

14:39:01 Jul 14 '00

1544

72

421414

5087168

Sniffing for temperature reading.

14:41:13 Jul 14 '00

1545

50

421415

5087176

Good fix X=421425 Y=5087176 for Marshmallow.

14:50:55 Jul 14 '00

1545

49

422370

5089418

Diffuse flow at Marshmallow in the ASHES vent field.

R553-002

14:46:21 Jul 14 '00

1545

50

421413

5087181

Sample into HFS bag 8 at 14:46. T1=127 T2=74 Max temp=136.3 volume=500ml. end sampling at 14:32. (Marshmallow x=421420 y=5087179)

R553-HFS-8-0001

Butterfield

14:52:45 Jul 14 '00

1545

49

422370

5089418

Fluid sampler: gas piston #4. start time: 14:53. T1=129.3 T2=71.9 Tmax=130.3, volume=110 ml. end sampling at 14:54. (Marshmallow)

R553-HFS-4-0002

Evans

Butterfield/Lilley

14:55:21 Jul 14 '00

1545

50

421412

5087179

Fluid sample: FISH filter at 14:55 on filter #7. T1=140 T2=80 Tmax=152.5 volume=1 L. end time: 15:06. (Marshmallow)

R553-HFS-7-0003

Huber

14:56:59 Jul 14 '00

1545

50

421412

5087179

Marshmallow

R553-003

15:06:43 Jul 14 '00

1545

49

421711

5087178

Fluid sampler: 2 DNA filter #13. Start time: 15:12 End time: 15:19 T1=134 T2=75 Tmax=152. Vol=1 L. (Marshmallow)

R553-HFS-13-0004

Huber

15:19:45 Jul 14 '00

1545

50

421415

5087178

Fluid sampler: XRF filter#15. Start time: 15:20 End time: 15:25 T1=129 T2=72 Tmax=132.4 Vol=500ml. (Marshmallow)

R553-HFS-15-0005

Gendron

15:27:05 Jul 14 '00

1545

50

421413

5087177

Next stop Gollum

15:30:45 Jul 14 '00

1543

181

421419

5087170

Found some Bact traps, and MTR 3026. This is Gollum.

15:33:19 Jul 14 '00

1544

122

421417

5087169

bactraps at Gollum vent (this is a test for the logging system)

R553-004

18:20:33 Jul 14 '00

1545

315

420507

5085600

Tube worms at Mushroom

R553-005

15:39:23 Jul 14 '00

1544

123

421421

5087165

Temp probing at Gollum

15:37:33 Jul 14 '00

1544

123

421421

5087165

Fix for Gollum: 421422, 5087166

15:54:27 Jul 14 '00

1545

131

421418

5087170

7 function arm showing pinched sampling tube

R553-006

15:44:09 Jul 14 '00

1545

123

421422

5087166

Fluid sampler: XRF filter #2. Start time: 15:43 End time: 15:49. T1=28.4 T2=19.3 Tmax=30.7 Vol=500ml (Gollum x=421422 y=5087166)

R553-HFS-2-0006

Gendron

15:52:03 Jul 14 '00

1545

134

422302

5089409

McLane pump started at 15:57. About 400 L. Finished at 17:12. (Gollum)

R553-McLane-0007

Metaxas/ Tunnicliffe

16:11:09 Jul 14 '00

1545

125

421425

5087163

Gollum position of both suction for McLane pump and Fluid sampler probes 16:09 Tapes changed

R553-007

16:12:47 Jul 14 '00

1545

124

421424

5087162

Fluid sampler: FISH filter #3. Start: 16:13 End: 16:22. T1=25 T2=17 Tmax=26.8, Vol =1 L. (Gollum)

R553-HFS-3-0008

Huber

16:21:59 Jul 14 '00

1545

124

421423

5087165

Fluid sample: gas piston #20. Start time: 16:23 End: 16:24 T1=34 T2=24 Tmax=25.9 Vol: 122 ml. (Gollum)

R553-HFS-20-0009

Evans

Butterfield/Lilley

16:27:51 Jul 14 '00

1545

119

421424

5087165

During sampling at Gollum, temp has fluctuated from 19 degrees to 38.5

16:24:11 Jul 14 '00

1545

121

421421

5087167

Fluid sample piston #22. Start time: 16:25 End time: 16:30 T1=29 T2=19 Tmax=39 Vol: 560 ml. (Gollum)

R553-HFS-22-0010

Butterfield

16:27:07 Jul 14 '00

1545

123

422221

5087612

dark mark on suction sample hose

R553-008

16:30:57 Jul 14 '00

1545

117

421420

5087167

Fluid sampler: Sterivex filter #12. Start time: 16:31 End time: 16:40. T1=37 T2=24 Tmax=38.2 Vol 1 L. (Gollum)

R553-HFS-12-0011

Mehta

16:41:25 Jul 14 '00

1545

117

423628

5087082

palm worms at Gollum

R553-009

16:40:31 Jul 14 '00

1545

116

421424

5087165

Fluid sampler: 2 DNA filter #10. start time: 16:41 end: 16:50 T1=30 T2=20 Tmax: 33.7 Vol: 1 L. (Gollum)

R553-HFS-10-0012

Huber

16:58:07 Jul 14 '00

1545

116

421424

5087166

palm worm at Gollum

R553-010

16:59:35 Jul 14 '00

1545

115

421425

5087166

shy palm worm at Gollum

R553-011

16:50:25 Jul 14 '00

1545

115

421425

5087167

Fluid sample: lipid filter #6. start: 16:51 end: 17:00 T1=31 T2=20 Tmax=32.7 Vol: 1 L (Gollum)

R553-HFS-6-0013

Huber

17:07:29 Jul 14 '00

1545

115

421392

5086690

Finishing up McLane pumping at Gollum. Cleaning off the end of the fluid sampler probe by reverse pumping.

17:03:05 Jul 14 '00

1545

114

421424

5087169

Temperature near palm worms at Gollum

R553-012

17:17:13 Jul 14 '00

1545

139

421427

5087166

Replacing the Bactrap at Gollum.

17:19:15 Jul 14 '00

1545

118

421425

5087168

Next stop Virgin

17:22:33 Jul 14 '00

1546

30

421433

5087175

Knocking over anhydrite chimneys at Virgin.

17:27:07 Jul 14 '00

1546

52

421431

5087176

Fix for Virgin x=421430 y=5087174 z=1546

17:27:41 Jul 14 '00

1546

73

421429

5087180

Temp probing at Virgin

17:20:53 Jul 14 '00

1546

27

421435

5087172

Virgin mound

R553-013

17:21:05 Jul 14 '00

1546

28

421435

5087172

Virgin mound

R553-014

17:29:09 Jul 14 '00

1546

72

421430

5087179

280 degrees on the half of Virgin mound

R553-015

17:37:13 Jul 14 '00

1546

70

421431

5087179

Fluid sample: XRF filter #1. Start: 17:52 end: 17:56 T1=299 T2=120 Tmax=300.6 Vol=500 ml. (Virgin x=421430 y=5087174)

R553-HFS-1-0014

Gendron

17:46:25 Jul 14 '00

1546

70

422514

5089417

Gas tight bottle #7 fired. Temp=300. (Virgin)

R553-GTB-7-0015

Evans

Butterfield/Lilley

17:48:25 Jul 14 '00

1546

70

421765

5086856

Fluid sample: gas piston #24. Start: 17:49 End 17:50 T1=295 T2=122 Tmax=299.7 Vol=140. (Virgin)

R553-HFS-24-0016

Evans

Butterfield/Lilley

17:57:13 Jul 14 '00

1546

70

423340

5089234

Fluid sample bag #9. start: 17:57 end: 18:01 T1=300 T2=116 Tmax=300.6 Vol=375 ml. (Virgin)

R553-HFS-9-0017

Butterfield

18:02:33 Jul 14 '00

1546

70

423923

5088338

Highlights on.

18:03:07 Jul 14 '00

1546

70

423923

5088338

Fluid sample: bag #16. Start: 18:02 End: 18:05 T1=297 T2=52 Tmax=297.6 Vol=350ml. (Virgin)

R553-HFS-16-0018

Butterfield

18:06:25 Jul 14 '00

1546

70

423621

5087098

Photo #4 taken

18:06:35 Jul 14 '00

1546

70

423621

5087098

Done sampling, need to deploy HOBO.

18:07:09 Jul 14 '00

1546

70

421431

5087175

Highlights off.

18:02:33 Jul 14 '00

1546

70

423923

5088338

top of Virgin mound

R553-016

18:02:45 Jul 14 '00

1546

70

423923

5088338

Feet of Virgin mound

R553-017

18:02:55 Jul 14 '00

1546

71

423923

5088338

Virgin mound

R553-018

18:03:51 Jul 14 '00

1546

69

423923

5088338

Fire?? on the head of Virgin mound

R553-019

18:06:03 Jul 14 '00

1546

70

423621

5087098

Virgin mountain

R553-020

18:06:35 Jul 14 '00

1546

70

423621

5087098

anhydrite chimney we knocked down to take HFS samples

R553-021

18:15:03 Jul 14 '00

1546

68

421431

5087176

tip of hobo over the vent, have to come back and reposition it with 7 function

R553-022

18:17:25 Jul 14 '00

1546

90

421485

5087106

Couldn't position Hobo with 5-function arm; left Hobo at Virgin. Will come back with 7-function arm.

18:18:53 Jul 14 '00

1545

252

421427

5087178

Next stop Mushroom.

18:20:43 Jul 14 '00

1546

343

420507

5085600

Highlights on.

18:20:55 Jul 14 '00

1546

355

420507

5085600

Photo #5 taken.

18:21:17 Jul 14 '00

1546

32

420507

5085600

Photo #6, #7 taken at Mushroom.

18:28:47 Jul 14 '00

1545

292

422199

5087623

Highlights off.

18:19:27 Jul 14 '00

1545

283

421427

5087178

Mushroom

R553-023

18:19:37 Jul 14 '00

1545

280

421418

5087169

Mushroom

R553-024

18:21:39 Jul 14 '00

1545

63

420507

5085600

Tube worms at Mushroom

R553-025

18:22:11 Jul 14 '00

1545

101

421404

5087167

Tube worms at Mushroom

R553-026

18:24:01 Jul 14 '00

1544

302

421403

5087170

Tube worms at Mushroom

R553-027

18:26:03 Jul 14 '00

1545

293

422152

5086644

sulfide worms at Mushroom

R553-028

18:30:17 Jul 14 '00

1545

293

422199

5087623

Temp probing at Mushroom

18:32:51 Jul 14 '00

1545

294

421406

5087166

18:11 Tapes changed.

18:40:11 Jul 14 '00

1545

293

421404

5087167

Still temp probing at Mushroom. knocking over stuff

18:34:07 Jul 14 '00

1545

292

421778

5084912

Sulfide worms at Mushroom

R553-029

18:38:43 Jul 14 '00

1545

291

421402

5087170

Sulfide worms at Mushroom (150 degrees)

R553-030

18:50:05 Jul 14 '00

1545

305

421407

5087166

Still trying to find a high temperature spot to sample at Mushroom vent.

19:03:51 Jul 14 '00

1545

305

421181

5087617

Still searching.

19:05:53 Jul 14 '00

1545

305

421747

5086834

bag 14 start 19:06, stop 19:10 T1=107 T2=60 Tmax=112.1 Vol=500ml. (Mushroom x=421405 y=5087168)

R553-HFS-14-0019

Butterfield/ Huber

19:11:55 Jul 14 '00

1545

305

421392

5087167

ROPOS is lifting off and moving to Inferno vent.

19:15:25 Jul 14 '00

1542

173

421391

5087160

photo 8 Inferno vent, photo 9 same.

19:15:59 Jul 14 '00

1547

201

421394

5087170

Inferno mid section

R553-031

19:16:21 Jul 14 '00

1546

202

421394

5087168

Inferno

R553-032

19:16:31 Jul 14 '00

1545

200

421394

5087168

Inferno

R553-033

19:18:33 Jul 14 '00

1543

116

421397

5087162

maximum flow Inferno

R553-034

19:20:33 Jul 14 '00

1544

125

421395

5087161

sample that hole right there

R553-035

19:21:17 Jul 14 '00

1544

123

421395

5087161

asking the ship to stop moving.

19:29:23 Jul 14 '00

1537

208

421394

5087169

Ship has lost positioning system. Will advise us when things are working again.

19:33:35 Jul 14 '00

1505

79

421394

5087169

Ship has lost control of the bow thruster. ROPOS is standing by until control is regained.

19:37:27 Jul 14 '00

1505

40

421394

5087169

Videotapes off at 19:45 for the duration of the delay.

19:46:51 Jul 14 '00

1505

32

421394

5087169

Ship advises that they have the bow thruster back on line.

20:05:57 Jul 14 '00

1543

5

421394

5087169

ROPOS has returned to the bottom.

20:11:55 Jul 14 '00

1545

280

421394

5087169

restarting archive tapes 20:07

20:14:13 Jul 14 '00

1544

149

421391

5087167

ROPOS is back at Inferno, getting ready to sample.

20:14:23 Jul 14 '00

1544

141

421391

5087167

Limpets, sparse tube worms and alvinellids on Inferno

R553-036

20:16:57 Jul 14 '00

1544

145

421394

5087164

Fluid sampling at Inferno

R553-037

20:20:37 Jul 14 '00

1544

144

421394

5087164

Inferno again

R553-038

20:21:33 Jul 14 '00

1544

144

421394

5087164

Navigation crashed... still looking for a good temperature to sample Inferno.

20:27:43 Jul 14 '00

1544

144

421126

5088195

Still searching for a good temperature site.

20:29:43 Jul 14 '00

1544

145

421392

5087167

change of tapes at 20:26. Highlight tape was turned from 20:17 to 20:24.

20:30:39 Jul 14 '00

1544

145

421390

5087166

ROPOS is repositioning to get a better approach to the vent.

20:35:59 Jul 14 '00

1544

121

423658

5087082

Port gas tight bottle #6. (Inferno x=421397 y=5087162)

R553-GTB-6-0020

Evans

Butterfield/Lilley

20:36:53 Jul 14 '00

1544

125

423656

5087081

Gas piston #5, start 20:37, stop 20:38. T1=298, T2=139, Tmax=300.8 vol=150ml. (Inferno)

R553-HFS-5-0021

Evans

Butterfield/Lilley

20:39:17 Jul 14 '00

1544

122

423659

5087080

Filter bag #11, start 20:39:40, stop 20:43 T1=301 T2=140 Tmax=302.2 vol=478 ml. (Inferno)

R553-HFS-11-0022

Butterfield/ Huber

20:44:47 Jul 14 '00

1544

122

423659

5087083

XRF filter #21. start 20:45:09 stop 20:47. T1=301 T2=137, Tmax=301.8 vol=250 ml. (Inferno)

R553-HFS-21-0023

Gendron

20:47:43 Jul 14 '00

1544

123

425611

5087048

Bag #19 start 20:48:04, stop 20:52:09. T1=301, T2=137, Tmax=301.7 vol 450 ml. (Inferno)

R553-HFS-19-0024

Butterfield/ Huber

20:41:17 Jul 14 '00

1544

122

423182

5086716

Filter Bag 11 at Inferno

R553-039

20:56:09 Jul 14 '00

1546

47

423657

5087081

ROPOS is looking around the base of Inferno looking for a lost Hobo sampler.

20:55:15 Jul 14 '00

1545

7

423657

5087081

Left base of Inferno

R553-040

20:55:47 Jul 14 '00

1547

5

423657

5087081

Right base of Inferno

R553-041

20:58:21 Jul 14 '00

1544

237

423657

5087081

Inferno

R553-042

20:59:49 Jul 14 '00

1544

262

423664

5087081

ROPOS is heading south looking for Medusa; we missed it and are heading on to Hell.

21:01:29 Jul 14 '00

1544

204

421770

5087142

ROPOS has arrived at Hell vent. Looking for a position to sample from. Looking at the top of the vent for flow.

21:03:09 Jul 14 '00

1543

176

421375

5087142

photos 10,11 of Hell vent. photo 12 same,

21:03:31 Jul 14 '00

1543

221

421375

5087142

photo 13 Hell looking NW. photo 14 looking North.

21:04:03 Jul 14 '00

1543

329

421375

5087142

photo 15 Hell vent looking NE

21:04:47 Jul 14 '00

1544

67

421368

5087128

ROPOS is settling to the bottom of the vent. New Porkchop beehive re-grown since 2 weeks ago.

21:06:27 Jul 14 '00

1544

44

421368

5087133

photo 16 blue mat on Hell vent.

21:08:27 Jul 14 '00

1544

264

419636

5084188

Juniper VHS on 21:08

21:04:25 Jul 14 '00

1544

42

421375

5087142

Hell

R553-043

21:05:21 Jul 14 '00

1546

63

421368

5087128

New Porkchop (broken 2 weeks ago) on the right

R553-044

21:05:53 Jul 14 '00

1546

56

421364

5087128

Blue stuff at Hell

R553-045

21:06:27 Jul 14 '00

1544

44

421368

5087133

Hell

R553-046

21:06:59 Jul 14 '00

1543

47

421369

5087132

Hell

R553-047

21:08:27 Jul 14 '00

1544

264

419636

5084188

Hell

R553-048

21:09:23 Jul 14 '00

1545

229

421372

5087136

Hell

R553-049

21:12:29 Jul 14 '00

1543

350

421997

5089381

ROPOS is positioning to find a spot to settle on.

21:14:41 Jul 14 '00

1543

335

421998

5089382

highlight on 21:15

21:17:17 Jul 14 '00

1543

337

423674

5087047

Temperature probing and sulfide worms at the top of Hell (Tmax 180 degrees)

R553-050

21:20:23 Jul 14 '00

1544

335

423674

5087048

beta cam off 21:20

21:22:03 Jul 14 '00

1544

346

423676

5087051

beta Juniper on 21:21